Funding for Old
Church at Malin Well
12.04.23
SEVEN archaeological
monuments in Donegal are set to benefit from over
384,500 in funding under the Community Monuments Fund.
The fund is an initiative by the National Monuments
Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government &
Heritage in partnership with local authorities.
Joseph Gallagher, Donegal Heritage Officer,
explained: All of the archaeological monuments funded
under this scheme are protected under the National
Monuments Acts. Most of the 3,400 known archaeological
sites in County Donegal are in private ownership or
guardianship so this scheme offers an ideal opportunity
to landowners, community groups or local authorities to
undertake conservation works to monuments, encourage
greater access to them, improve their presentation or
build resilience in monuments to enable them to
withstand the effects of climate change. Since the
inception of the Community Monuments Fund in July 2020,
seventeen archaeological monuments in County Donegal
have benefited by a total of over 1 million. |
 |
|
The Malin Head Community
Association has secured funding to improve
interpretation of Malin Well Old Church at the site in
Ballygorman. |
Funding of 16,993 has
been allocated in Inishowen to Malin Head Community
Association for interpretive panels, a virtual tour,
booklet and website to improve visitor access to the Old
Church at Malin Well.
If you would like to find out about archaeological
monuments in your local area or on your property, you
can consult the National Monuments Service website at
www.archaeology.ie
. Advance consent for any works to, or in the vicinity
of, an archaeological monument must be obtained from the
National Monuments Service.
If you are the owner or guardian of an archaeological
monument or historic site or are involved with a
community group that would like to conserve your local
archaeological heritage, advice is available from the
County Donegal Heritage Office by email at
heritage@donegalcoco.ie or call 074 91 72576. |
|
